180 Bradford St

Historic District Survey information for 180 Bradford St

Architectural Description: 180 Bradford Street is a 2-story, 2-bay Gothic Revival-style dwelling with a studio attached at the northwest corner; the steeply pitched, front-gable roof is clad in wood shingles, has a decorative bargeboard, shed dormer, interior brick chimney at peak; the primary facade is clad in wood shingles and board and batten on secondary facades, brick foundation; the fenestration contains 2/2 wood DHS with modern storms, bay windows on front, east and west facades, window lintel trim same as bargeboard, inoperable plank shutters on 2nd story of front facade; the primary entrance contains a door flanked by 5-light sidelights and 7-light transom; studio section is 2-stories and 3-bays with a steeply pitched, front-gable roof, decorative bargeboard, interior slope brick chimney, 3-bay shed wall dormer on east facade; board and batten siding, brick foundation, 2/2 DHS windows, inoperable shutters on 2nd floor, boarded up attic window, a central replacement door and storm with a 5-light transom in a front gable entry vestibule; 1-story hipped roof section connects 2 buildings in rear.

Historical Narrative: As per Tom Boland (1994): The house at 180 Bradford Street was constructed under the ownership of Caleb Cook, a whaling captain around 1860. The small studio building is where the Captain produced watch lubrication oils made from whale oil. The house remained in his ownership until the turn of the century when it was purchased by E. Ambrose Webster as a summer residence. Later, Mr. Webster, a modernist painter, used the small ancillary building as his studio. Mr. Webster founded a painting school in Provincetown in the early part of this century. After Mr. Webster's residence, William Boogar, a sculptor, took residence. Mr. Boogar's studio was located in the area of the existing structures at 463-465 Commercial Street.

Bibliography and/or References: Barnstable County Atlas. Atlas, 1880. Barnstable County Atlas. Atlas, 1907. Cape Cod Directory, 1901. The Extremity of Cape Cod. Map, 1836. H.F. Wallings Co. Map of Provincetown Village. Atlas, 1858. Provincetown Historical Society. Resident Directory. W.F. Richardson & Co., 1886. Resident Directory. W.H. Hopkins, 1889.

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Bradford Street (Provincetown, Mass.), Dwellings, and Historic Districts--Massachusetts--Provincetown

 (Mass. Historical Commission Form B)